ROB Symposium Concept note
siddharth hande
Please find below the first draft of the Symposium concept note with the symposium title.
Please, please, please please comment on it :) I will send the draft seminar structure soon!
Sid.
ROB Symposium part 2: Talking Trash and Exposing Waste
It is
impossible to think about Chennai without thinking about its beautiful beaches.
These days however, it is impossible to think about Chennai’s beaches without
thinking about how dirty and polluted they are.
So, why is our coastline so dirty? Moreover, what can we as citizens do about it? Answering these two questions has been an important agenda of ours, ever since we began almost three years ago.
In this time we have learned much. We now understand how beach cleanups aren’t real solutions because all they do is transport trash from one place to another (from the beach to Pallikaranai or Kodungaiyur, Chennai’s primary dump-yards). We have realized how litter on the beach is only a small part of the problem as most trash is found within the ocean, which washes up every time it rains. Most importantly though, we have begun to understand how waste is perhaps the biggest symptom of a much larger issue, one that involves our materials economy, and is driven by what we consume and how we behave as consumers.
We cannot find holistic solutions to waste, unless we begin to understand the nature of this beast. This is exactly what we hope to accomplish in our 2nd symposium, which will feature a diverse group of experts whose goal will be to ‘expose’ waste for all that it is, and place it in it’s larger context. Through such an engagement, we hope to continue to expand our sight to make sure that the solutions we find and support can be truly ecologically sustainable and equitable amongst all classes of people.
We invite you to join us in this discovery.
Rahul Muralidharan
Cheers,
Rahul
On 22-May-12 8:12 PM, siddharth hande wrote:
Hi all,
Please find below the first draft of the Symposium concept note with the symposium title.
Please, please, please please comment on it :) I will send the draft seminar structure soon!
Sid.
ROB Symposium part 2: Talking Trash and Exposing Waste
It is impossible to think about Chennai without thinking about its beautiful beaches. These days however, it is impossible to think about Chennai�s beaches without thinking about how dirty and polluted they are.�
So, why is our coastline so dirty? Moreover, what can we as citizens do about it? Answering these two questions has been an important agenda of ours, ever since we began almost three years ago.
�
In this time we have learned much. We now understand how beach cleanups aren�t real solutions because all they do is transport trash from one place to another (from the beach to Pallikaranai or Kodungaiyur, Chennai�s primary dump-yards). We have realized how litter on the beach is only a small part of the problem as most trash is found within the ocean, which washes up every time it rains. Most importantly though, we have begun to understand how waste is perhaps the biggest symptom of a much larger issue, one that involves our materials economy, and is driven by what we consume and how we behave as consumers.��
�
We cannot find holistic solutions to waste, unless we begin to understand the nature of this beast. This is exactly what we hope to accomplish in our 2nd symposium, which will feature a diverse group of experts whose goal will be to �expose� waste for all that it is, and place it in it�s larger context. Through such an engagement, we hope to continue to expand our sight to make sure that the solutions we find and support can be truly ecologically sustainable and equitable amongst all classes of people.
�
We invite you to join us in this discovery.
Rahul Muralidharan
Conservation Programs Coordinator
TREE Foundation
www.treefoundationindia.org
Mobile: +91-9962428863
Office: 044-42862014
siddharth hande
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Anjana Parandhaman
Akhila P R
Sangeetha Manoharan
Cheers
sangee
Subject: Re: ROB Symposium Concept note
siddharth hande
Rahul Muralidharan
On 26-May-12 11:53 AM, siddharth hande wrote:
ok, tried to- check new thread!
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Sangeetha Manoharan <sangee...@hotmail.com> wrote:
sounds cool... maybe add a line about how we realise we are as much a part of the problem, as the solution. something on the lines of what sudhir pointed out.
Cheers
sangee
From: numbe...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 18:42:22 +0530To: reclaim-o...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: ROB Symposium Concept note
Really like the way it sounds!!
Excited!
Akhila
On 24 May 2012 18:02, Anjana Parandhaman <anjana.pa...@gmail.com> wrote:
I really like the way it sounds! It's short and concise. Looking forward to the symposium!�
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:13 PM, PeoplesArchitecture Commonweal <commo...@rediffmail.com> wrote:
Dear ROB,
In 'how waste is perhaps the biggest symptom of a much larger issue, one that involves our materials economy, and is driven by what we consume and how we behave as consumers.We cannot find holistic solutions to waste, unless we begin to understand the nature of this beast.', is it not one of the symptoms of the degree of maturity that we have attained as individuals, and therefore as small groups, communities and larger societies - which means that the beast is not necessarily something out there!Best wishes,Sudhir
From: siddharth hande <siddhar...@gmail.com>
Sent: Tue, 22 May 2012 20:31:53
To: Reclaim our Beaches <reclaim-o...@googlegroups.com>, radhika santhanam <radhikasa...@hotmail.com>, Gulika Reddy <gul...@gmail.com>, awi...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: ROB Symposium Concept note
adding people
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM, siddharth hande <siddhar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
Please find below the first draft of the Symposium concept note with the symposium title.
Please, please, please please comment on it :) I will send the draft seminar structure soon!
Sid.
ROB Symposium part 2: Talking Trash and Exposing Waste
It is impossible to think about Chennai without thinking about its beautiful beaches. These days however, it is impossible to think about Chennai�s beaches without thinking about how dirty and polluted they are.�
So, why is our coastline so dirty? Moreover, what can we as citizens do about it? Answering these two questions has been an important agenda of ours, ever since we began almost three years ago.
�
In this time we have learned much. We now understand how beach cleanups aren�t real solutions because all they do is transport trash from one place to another (from the beach to Pallikaranai or Kodungaiyur, Chennai�s primary dump-yards). We have realized how litter on the beach is only a small part of the problem as most trash is found within the ocean, which washes up every time it rains. Most importantly though, we have begun to understand how waste is perhaps the biggest symptom of a much larger issue, one that involves our materials economy, and is driven by what we consume and how we behave as consumers.��
�
We cannot find holistic solutions to waste, unless we begin to understand the nature of this beast. This is exactly what we hope to accomplish in our 2nd symposium, which will feature a diverse group of experts whose goal will be to �expose� waste for all that it is, and place it in it�s larger context. Through such an engagement, we hope to continue to expand our sight to make sure that the solutions we find and support can be truly ecologically sustainable and equitable amongst all classes of people.
�
We invite you to join us in this discovery.
Follow�Rediff Deal ho jaye!�to get exciting offers in your city everyday.